BATAVIA – The Batavia boys basketball team has taken a shot at Larkin on the road, on a neutral site and, now, on the Bulldogs’ home court.

But Batavia still is unable to derive much satisfaction from its meetings with the Royals, falling, 69-56, to Larkin on Thursday night in Upstate Eight Conference River play.

“They’re a good team, obviously,” Batavia junior guard Micah Coffey said. “They’ve got a lot of quick guys. We had our chances, we just didn’t capitalize when we were within shooting distance and about to make a run. There’s stuff to learn from this game.”